Pongpan Siriwat reported to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to deny charges that she was involved in the alleged tour company scam that caused more than Bt60million damages to victims.

She blamed the doctor’s boyfriend Thirayut Burassakan, who has now changed his name to Apiwat Akadej, for the scam.

“I’m not an accomplice. I am hired at Bt30,000 a month to handle administrative tasks such as taking pictures for promotions. I have personally invested Bt1.3million in his business,” she said.

According to Pongpan, Apiwat’s business had existed and generated dividends for investors until recently.

“It’s only lately that he stopped paying me dividends. I have been unable to contact him since late March,” Pongpan said.

She said Apiwat’s girlfriend, Acting Lieutenant Commander Pannarat Chanmanee, had been dating him since late 2014.

“Although her name appeared as a director of his company, she had never run the firm,” Pongpan said.

She said the relationships between Apiwat and Pannarat had turned sour for a while, with him threatening to kill her, prompting Pannarat to flee to Japan.

“But now, I can’t contact her either. Initially, I planned to persuade her to turn herself in,” Pannarat said.

CIB chief Thitiraj Nonghanpitak interrogated Pannarat.